Geology Lesson At The Devil's Punchbowl California LA

On September 13th 2007 we traveled to the Devil's Punchbowl near Pearblossom California. I spoke to Park Superintendent David Numer about the punchbowl formation and the San Andreas Fault and other faults.

David gave us a geology lesson about the San Andreas but he also talked about other faults in the area, including the Pinon Fault. East -- west faults like the San Andreas are called transverse faults. Another transverse fault, the Garlock Fault, extends from Gorman to the Nevada State line through the Tehachapi Mountains.

The Devil's Punchbowl offers a guided tour on Sundays to the San Andreas Fault. Tours start at 1 PM.

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[frozenstrawbs]

this guy never looked at california on a map before or what??

[letsgo1lasers]

Neil Armstrong I heard something about a home he had... or lives at "Juniper Hills".

[coyote131313]

This is great! I've been visiting the DP for more than a decade, and this is so much fun to see. We've talked to Mr. Numer often about the geology around here. Thanks for a great video!

[ElusiveClover1]

Be careful. When that fault snaps, it can be extremely serious. Try not to let curiosity get the best of you. Be prepared when you live in earthquake country.

[ElusiveClover1]

Oh man! I was there! It was so awsome! I'll never forget that day!

[wierderandwierder]

See "Earth Expanding" in youtube

[wierderandwierder]

According to one theory of plate tectonics, the core of the earth has a high proportion of heavy radioactive elements. At various stages in the past, the cacade decay of these elements en mass could in fact cause the earth to expand, and, the mantle to heat dramatically. If the earth expanded in the past, then contracted as the heating was lost, you would get all manner of stretching faults, generating fissuring, then all manner of contracting faults, bucking up mountains. We are between stages.

[SnowVixen89]

I want to go there so bad. I hope the fault really snaps when I get there.

[2628872]

awosome